international
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AUSTRALIA
Have you ever dreamed of visiting the land down under? Do you speak’a my language? Are you brave enough to try a vegemite sandwich? I know when I say “Australia”, you’re thinking of dusky orange sands, croaking didgeridoos, and rock formations rising from the earth like alien masonic temples. That…
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BUENOS AIRES
Way down below the equator, a stone’s throw away from the tip of Antarctica, lies a sub-tropical paradise. On every street corner, tango dancers twist and curl themselves around each other like a bunch of turned-on snakes, and the perfume of dulce de leche intermingles with the heady scent of…
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FAIRYTALE FRANCE
Alsace, the northeastern region in France that borders Germany, feels like a fairytale setting come to life. Literally. Just over the border lies Germany’s mysterious Black Forest, where the Brothers Grimm collected a majority of the famous fairytales we know and love today. So when you think of the quaint…
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ENGLISH VILLAGES, BATH, AND STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
London is great, but there’s so much more that England has to offer. If you’re taking a trip to the United Kingdom (that’s England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland—the big island that doesn’t include Ireland is called Great Britain), make sure to carve out time to see the misty rolling…
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MEXICO CITY
Long ago, the Aztecs ruled over the snatched waist of Central America. Their shining capital city was built on an island in the middle of a great lake, a basin of water embraced by two mountain ranges and one still-active volcano. This city was called Tenochtitlan, only accessible by canoe…
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WHERE TO EAT IN PARIS
Now look. Normally, when I cover a city (heck, a whole country), my blog posts have three sections: What I Saw, What I Ate, and How I Packed. But when it comes to Paris, attempting to cover all three of those within one blog post seems like pure folie, which…
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CHRISTMAS IN POLAND
All due respect to the States, but NO ONE does Christmas better than Europe. No elves on shelves here, there’s barely any Santa, and the only reindeer you’ll see is being served on a plate with lingonberry sauce. But every December, the winding avenues and cobblestone streets of Europe drape…
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
In my senior year, my military family had to move away from Texas to Seoul, South Korea. I had very mixed feelings about this: I was heartbroken to leave my home of bluebonnets and brisket, but I was excited to live in Asia and get to know a culture I…
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MONACO
Monaco is the smallest country in the world, other than Vatican City (which like… why are we even counting the Vatican on that list). It’s also the richest country in the world. Technically Monaco is a principality, so the ruler of Monaco is Prince Albert III, not King, and why…
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THE FRENCH RIVIERA
Ever since I saw Alfred Hitchcock’s To Catch a Thief in middle school, I’ve wanted to go to the French Riviera. Watching glamorous Grace Kelly cruise along the rocky cliffs that descend into shining blue waters, the air balmy and warm, seems like a dream. This spring, Alex and I…
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